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War in Ukraine
6/8/2023 3:18:02 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region flooded by the breached Kakhovka dam Thursday, as Moscow-installed authorities said five people had been killed in the disaster.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/8/2023 10:25:55 AM
Flooding from the Kakhovka dam breach extends over 600 square kilometres on the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River and the Russian-held left bank, the region's governor said on Thursday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/7/2023 6:58:01 PM
Authorities on Wednesday rushed supplies of drinking water to flooded areas from a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine as officials weighed where they might have to resettle thousands of residents who relied on the breached reservoir on the Dnieper River that forms part of the front line in the 15-month war.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/7/2023 8:05:00 AM
The UN warned Tuesday that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine could spark an environmental disaster and have dire humanitarian consequences for hundreds of thousands of people.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/6/2023 9:37:13 AM
Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, ordering hundreds of thousands of residents downriver to evacuate over fears of a massive flood.
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World
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International
5/31/2023 9:05:15 PM
Deadly floods that left large swathes of northeast Italy under water this month were caused by a "one-in-200-year" weather event, with climate change playing a limited role, experts said Wednesday.
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World
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Region
5/24/2023 3:15:47 PM
More than a million Somalis have been displaced within their own country in just over four months through a "toxic" mix of drought, conflict and floods, humanitarian agencies said Wednesday.
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World
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International
5/20/2023 9:59:24 PM
More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials said Saturday, as rising waters swallowed more houses and fresh landslides isolated hamlets.
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International
5/18/2023 12:36:13 PM
Authorities in Ravenna issued an immediate evacuation order Thursday for three villages threatened by floods after heavy rains left nine people dead across northeastern Italy.
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Africa
5/17/2023 10:17:11 PM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday vowed that the United States would hold accountable the perpetrators behind a deadly attack on a US convoy in Nigeria, which he said had been involved in a flood response.
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World
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International
5/15/2023 11:44:01 AM
Convoys of buses and vehicles filled with Pakistani pro-government supporters are flooding the main road leading to the country's capital on Monday to protest the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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World
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Africa
5/14/2023 10:59:08 AM
Around 200,000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia, a regional official told AFP, as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads.
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World
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Africa
5/8/2023 4:58:01 PM
Nearly 400 villagers were killed in flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said Theo Ngwabije Kasi, the governor of South Kivu province, on Monday.
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Africa
5/7/2023 7:34:43 PM
Weather related disasters that hit Rwanda earlier this week have displaced more than 9,000 people in different provinces of the country, an official has said.
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World
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Africa
5/6/2023 9:06:00 PM
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 203, as more bodies are recovered, an administrative official said on Saturday.
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World
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Africa
5/6/2023 5:25:33 PM
Rwanda on Saturday said it had set aside nearly $100 million to repair damaged infrastructure following powerful floods and landslides this week that claimed 131 lives and destroyed thousands of homes.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/6/2023 5:16:15 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its deep condolences to the Democratic Republic of the Congo following devastating floods caused by heavy rains in South Kivu province.
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World
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Africa
5/5/2023 5:14:17 PM
Rescue efforts were underway after flooding and landslides brought on by torrential overnight rains in eastern Congo's South Kivu province killed more than a dozen people, a local official said Friday.
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World
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Africa
5/3/2023 7:11:28 PM
At least 127 people have died as floods and landslides engulfed several parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, destroying homes and cutting off roads, the presidency said Wednesday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/18/2023 9:01:15 PM
Polish and Ukrainian officials say convoys of Ukrainian grain transiting Poland for export abroad will be sealed, guarded, and monitored to ensure the produce stops flooding the Polish market and playing havoc with prices.
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